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Doctor Who's latest regeneration represents "excellent commercial value," according to BBC Studios boss Tom Fussell. Sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with Deadline in mid-January, the CEO described the attention-grabbing deals his team struck with Bad Wolf and Disney+ that have reshaped the…

Idris Elba this week shared a new teaser trailer and the release date for Netflix's feature adaptation of his popular detective drama Luther. Watch the teaser below. The pic is titled Luther: The Fallen Sun and the teaser clip revealed the film will hit select cinemas on February 24 before landing on…

Netflix on Wednesday revealed that the title for its long-in-the-works Luther stand-alone movie that returns Idris Elba as the complicated detective behind the BBC crime drama that ran for five seasons on the BBC. Luther: The Fallen Sun, will arrive on the streamer in March 2023, the streamer said…

John Luther is gearing up for his Netflix debut as Idris Elba teases his character’s return for the upcoming Netflix movie from director Jaime Payne. On Wednesday, The Harder They Fall actor shared behind-the-scenes images for the streamer’s Luther film, included pics of a Luther clapper and his uniform as the titular…

Doctor Foster, Luther and The Office are to be adapted locally in Scandinavia after BBC Studios Nordics struck a partnership with Finland's recently launched Take Two Studios and Denmark's STV Production to co-produce the shows. Take Two Studios will adapt BAFTA-winning Suranne-Jones starring drama Doctor Foster and…

Two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Genius: Aretha) and Emmy nominee Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, War for the Planet of the Apes) will join Golden Globe nominee Idris Elba in a Netflix film continuing the story of Luther, Deadline has confirmed. Emmy nominee Jamie Payne (The Alienist) will…

Idris Elba has again teased the idea of turning his cult BBC detective drama Luther into a feature, more than a year after Season 5 aired on British television. The actor told a press junket for Season 3 of his Sky comedy In The Long Run that there are no “formal plans” for another Luther series, according to Sky…

Awesome Media & Entertainment, the Kew Media-backed IP and production company run by writer-producer Jeff Norton, has optioned a contemporary detective novel in the hope of creating a female Luther. Awesome has secured the rights to New York Times best-selling author Caroline Mitchell’s Truth and Lies, the first…

The NBA Finals kick off tonight with reigning champs the Golden State Warriors up against the Toronto Raptors. But they aren’t the only big game on the small screen this week. Tomorrow sees Neil Gaiman's Good Omens limited series launch on Amazon and Ava DuVernay's When They See Us four-parter debut on Netflix. On…

Idris Elba returned to his iconic role as the titular detective in BBC One crime drama Luther on Tuesday night. The kick-off of the next chapter in the Neil Cross created show averaged 5.6M viewers in the overnights, peaking at 5.9M, and was the most-watched program of New Year’s Day in the UK. A 25.7 share is the…

Just in time for the holidays, Idris Elba returns to his iconic role as the titular detective in BBC crime drama Luther. BBC One has dropped the first trailer for Season 5 which will air as part of the UK broadcaster’s Festive Season lineup, while BBC America says the series will be back in 2019. Check out the video…

Idris Elba's tormented detective Luther is getting a Korean makeover after broadcaster MBC ordered a local remake. The remake is one of three Korean scripted format deals struck with BBC Worldwide, which has been ramping up local remake agreements for its dramas. Mistresses, which was remade by ABC with Alyssa Milano…